Stand.



P. H. KELLEHER.

STAND.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4, 1013.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914 Slmwntoz wimmw $45M gw w UNITED. STATES PATENT onerous.

PATBICK H. KELLEHEBQI or AUBnmv, MAINE, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF TO JOHN P. SUTTON, or LnWIs'roN, MAINE. l j

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK H. KELLE- HER, citizen of the United States, residing at Auburn, in the county of Androscoggin !and State of Maine, have invented new and useful'Improvements in Stands, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to stands for holding Christmas trees A and other articles in an upright or substantially upright. position; and it has for its object to provide a simple and strong stand constructed with a view of being compactly folded when not in use and of being spread and set up with facility on a floor or other surface in r. such manner as to receive and securely hold tree trunks, stafis and other articles of various diameters, in an uprightposition.

Other objects and advantageous features ofxthe invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming ingthe stand as folded into a bundle so as to take up but a'minimum amount of space in storage or shipment. Fig. 3is

a verticalsectiomon an enlarged scale taken through the depending arm of one of the jaws of the stand and showing the relative arrangement of the said arm and the brace barconnected therewith. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation illustrating the inner side of the said arm and the enlarged end of the brace bar disposed at said side of the arm.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings,

referringto which: a

A A are the jaws of the stand or holder constituting: the best practical embodiment of my invention of which I am cognizant. There arefour of thesaid jaws, and they are preferably made of metal and in: the shape illustrated. At intermediatepoints of. their height the jaws are provided with lateral enlargements a and these are lapped and are pivotallyconnected together as in dicated by b and best shown in Fig. 1, so as to enable the upper ends of the jaws to move inward andloutward and the'jaws to receive and properly hold tree trunks and staffs of; widely varying diameters. On

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed September 4., 1913. Serial No. 788,110. u

Patented Aug. 4, 1914:."

order to enable their inner portions to coni form in shape to and rest snugly against. the jaws whenthe stand is folded as shown in Fig." 2, and the outer ends of the legs are preferably enlarged and rounded as indicated by 6 with a view of preventing the said ends from cutting or otherwiseinjuring a carpet :or other floor covering.

By reason of the jawsqA being pivotally. connected together, as indicated by .b and before describedyit will be noted that each a aw. is provided with a dependingarmf. These depending arms f are preferably,

though not necessarily, shaped as illustrated, and. in each is formed an. upright slot 9 which communicates at its lower end 1 with a recess or countersink it formed inthe inner side of the arm as best shown in Figs: 3 and 4. p a:

C C are the brace barswhich coiiperat-e sition andzto preclude any movement whatever of :the jaws when a tree trunk is disposed between the latter. Thesaid brace bars are pivotally connected to the inner with the arms f-of the jaws A and the legs Bto lock the said legs in their spreadlposides of the legs B or rather to lugsi on the legs, and the inner portions of the bars are extended through the slots 9 in: the jaw arms 7, and are provided with beads or :enlargements m and shoulders 7 disposed below and at the outer sides of the said heads or enlargements m. When the stand is set up readyfor use asshown in Fig. 1, the head or enlargement m of each brace bar C rests in the countersink in the inner side of the jaw arm complementary to "said brace jaws A will operate to retain the stand in ltS, spread position and to preclude casual movement of any of the members or'partsj f of" the stand. When, however, the tree trunk is removed from thestand, the latter may be unlocked by simply raising the shoulders 79 of the brace bars out of engagement with the jaw arms f whereupon by moving the brace barsinwardly through the slots 9 in the jaw arms, the stand may be compactly "folded as shown in Fig. 2,

a so as to be conveniently carried in-the hand or stored in a small space.

It will be readily appreciated from the foregoing that my novel stand is adapted to receive and securely hold .tree trunks of; widely varying diameters; also, that a tree may be expeditiously set up in the stand withhut a minimum amount. of effort and that thestand is not open to any of the ob jections common-to the ordinary expedients i *As' before stated, th'e' constructlon herein illustrated and described is the best practical embodiment; of my invention of which Iam aware, but I would have it understood that in the future practice of the invention suchv changesin the.form,"construction and relatitle-arrangement of the parts may be made" claim v and as fairly fall within the scope of my inven-. tion as defined in. theclaims appended.

-,IIavingdescribed my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters-Patent,is: s 1

.1. A ;stand for .ft'he purpose described,-1

com-prising jaws grouped about a center and 1 pivotally connected togetherat intermediate are spread,

I qapie s of this patentmay he obtained; for

points-in their height, legs pivoted to and extending outward from the jaws, and brace bars: connected to the legsand adjustable with respect to the lower portions of the jaws and provided'with means for engaging 1 the jaws and locking-the legs when'the latter stand for the purpose described, comprising jaws-grouped about a center and having lateral enlargements lapped and pive I l otally connected together and also having depending arms in which are upright slots,

legs pivoted to and extending ioutward "from the jaws, and brace bars pivoted to the legs and extending through the slots in the :jaw arms and having shoulders adjacent to their inner ends arranged toabut against the outer sides of the jaw arms.

' 3 A stand for the purpose described, comprlsing aws grouped about a center and having lateral enlargements lapped and I .pivotally connected together and also having dependingarms in which areupright-slots and in the inner sides-of which are recesses or countersinks communicating? with s the lower ends of the slots,.legsz-pivoted to and extending outward from the jaws and arranged to swing vertically, and brace bars pivoted to the legs"and;--exten'ding through the slots in the jaw arms and having heads ;at their inner ends and shoulders adjacent to said ends arranged to abut against the; outersides of the jaw arms. i

l; A stand for the purposefdescribed, comprising jaws grouped about a center and pivotally connected together at intermediate points in theirheight and having dependingy arms inclined inward or toward the center;- to receive the weight of a tree'trunk arranged between the jaws, legs: adjusta bl'y connected-to and extending outward from the jaws, and brace bars. connected withthe legs and: adjustable with respect-to.- theijaws I and arranged'in onepositio n to lock the legs in their spread position, and in another position to permit of they legs being folded against the jaws. 5; A stand comprising jaws grouped about a centers for the; purpose described;

and having their adjacent portions connected in a flexible manner at intermediate-points.

in their height and also having depending arms, legs ad-justably connected to and ex:

tending. outward frointhe jaws, and brace bars connected with the legs and adjustable with respect to the jaws and arranged in one position to lockzthe legs in their spread po-p sition and in another positionzto permit of the legs being folded against the jaws.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto. set

my hand in, presence of two subscribing:

PATRICK witnesses.

Witnesses:

JoHN P. SUTTON, v MAUDE M. Kn LnHEa;

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